# Rooting the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon) and installing LineageOS

## Stuff you need

=> https://download.lineageos.org/hltetmo	The latest LineageOS recovery file
=> https://download.lineageos.org/hltetmo	The latest LineageOS ROM file
=> https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=4349826312261712202	This very specific version of the Odin image flashing tool
=> https://developer.samsung.com/android-usb-driver	Samsung Android USB Driver
=> https://www.mediafire.com/file/pvm1reerboz2c25/ArabicToolApp.zip	ArabicToolApp.exe (ignore virus warnings. Of course an Android exploit is going to be classified as "malware")
=> https://web.archive.org/web/20221010233203/https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/official-note-3-verizon-bootloader-unlock.3359370/	Note 3 Verizon Bootloader Unlock

### If some of the links are broken, try these mirrors
=> ipfs://QmaBWnbqJsWMFXS8aDspWsga7s3MtH7Gt3xF5sfKL6qGxr	Odin image flashing tool (IPFS)
=> ipfs://QmaRn2E65XPT1YHFXL5qkMeWdgd7MwnNCtWzmQQtgWguNR	Note 3 Verizon Bootloader Unlock script (IPFS)
=> ipfs://QmNhEPB2oCAmkwM7rD6bN2EhmXxVTRZKxLckRh7DHAZnNf	ArabicToolApp.exe (IPFS)

### Also:

* a machine running Windows 10 (a VM will likely not work)
* the Note 3 has to be running build version "OB6" (not "SEPL")
* a blank microSD card (the bootloader unlock script will say how big it has to be)

## Instructions

1. Wipe the phone
2. Downgrade the software to OB6 using Odin (you don't need to do anything fancy to downgrade; just flash the image)
3. Enable ADB in developer settings
4. Get root using ArabicToolApp.exe
5. Follow the instructions on the bootloader unlock page to push the "unlock_n3" binary to the device and run it
6. Follow these instructions (it says "hltetmo", but it counts for "hltevzw" too):

=> https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/hltetmo/install	Install LineageOS on hltetmo